ULI – the Urban Land Institute

Denver, Colorado

Advisory Services Panel

April 12 - 16, 2004

ULI

Advis

ory

Serv

ices

Panel

About

ULI

Mis

sion:

to p

rovid

e r

esp

onsi

ble

leaders

hip

in

the u

se o

f th

e land in o

rder

to

enhance

the t

ota

l environm

ent.

23,0

00 m

em

bers

worldw

ide incl

udin

g r

eal

est

ate

-rela

ted p

rofe

ssio

nals

such

as

develo

pers

, financi

ers

, urb

an d

esi

gners

, arc

hitect

s, p

ublic

off

icia

ls a

nd t

he lik

e.

ULI

Advis

ory

Serv

ices

Panel

The P

roce

ss

Briefing m

ate

rials

pre

pare

d b

y s

ponso

r fo

r re

vie

w b

efo

re a

rriv

al on-s

ite.

Panelis

ts c

onsi

dering v

arious

asp

ect

s of

the

pro

ble

m a

ccord

ing t

o n

eig

hborh

ood im

pact

and m

ark

et

pote

ntial, p

lannin

g a

nd d

esi

gn,

develo

pm

ent

stra

tegie

s and im

ple

menta

tion.

Sponso

r co

nduct

ed o

n-s

ite b

riefing a

nd t

our.

Roundta

ble

dis

cuss

ions

and s

takehold

er

inte

rvie

ws.

Pre

para

tion o

f panel re

com

mendations.

ULI

Advis

ory

Serv

ices

Panel

The U

LI

Panel

Ric

hard

Dis

hnic

a,

Chair

Poin

t R

ichm

ond,

CA

Dia

na G

onza

lez

Mia

mi, F

L

Don H

ard

enberg

h

Will

iam

sburg

, VA

Paula

Konik

off

New

York

City,

NY

Todd P

hill

ips

Mid

dle

burg

, VA

ULI

Advis

ory

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ices

Panel

Ack

now

ledgem

ents

Mayor

John H

icke

nlo

oper

Denver

City C

ounci

l M

em

bers

Beth

Conover,

Pro

ject

Manager

Pete

r Park

, M

anager,

Com

munity P

lannin

g a

nd

Develo

pm

ent

Chie

f Ju

stic

e M

ary

Mula

rkey

Judges

Ray S

att

er

and J

eff

rey B

ayle

ss

Matt

McC

onvill

e,

Court

Adm

inis

trato

r

ULI

Advis

ory

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ices

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Sheriff

Fre

d O

liva a

nd C

hie

f Bill

Lovin

gie

r

Civ

ic A

ssoci

ation r

epre

senta

tives

Public

Private

Part

ners

hip

s

Reill

y Jo

hnso

n A

rchitect

ure

Team

Adrian B

row

n C

itiz

ens

for

a B

ett

er

Denver

Gold

en T

riangle

Ass

oci

ation

Gold

en T

riangle

Art

s D

istr

ict

repre

senta

tives

Sta

ple

ton D

evelo

pm

ent

Corp

ora

tion

Oth

er

busi

ness

and n

eig

hborh

ood inte

rest

s

Vision

and

Recommendation

Ric

k D

ishnic

a,

Chair

ULI

Advis

ory

Serv

ices

Panel

Vis

ion

�The p

ublic

inte

rest

�The a

bili

ty t

o p

rovid

e a

safe

pla

ce w

here

people

want

to liv

e,

work

and p

lay

�W

here

people

can t

ake p

ride in t

heir c

ity

�W

hat’s

at

stake h

ere

is

the q

ualit

y o

f lif

e

ULI

Advis

ory

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ices

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ULI

Panel’s

Reco

mm

endation

Imple

ment

ass

ess

ment

reco

mm

endations

Next

steps

for

the p

roce

ss

This

pro

ject

should

be t

he C

ity’s

top

priority

The p

riority

of

the p

roje

ct r

ela

tive t

o t

he

cost

s of

fundin

g,

staff

ing,

and t

ime a

nd

pote

ntial im

pact

s on t

he initia

tion a

nd

com

ple

tion o

f oth

er

pro

ject

s and;

Enco

ura

ge M

ayor

to e

stablis

h a

civ

ic

leaders

hip

team

with t

ech

nic

al st

aff

re

sourc

es

Ass

ignm

ent

of

key C

ity s

taff

to t

he p

roje

ct

and t

he a

ssoci

ate

d im

pro

vem

ents

May 2

005 b

allo

t quest

ion

The t

imin

g o

f a p

ote

ntial bond iss

ue t

hat

would

fund t

he d

esi

gn

Use

and a

dd t

o R

MN

site

The p

refe

rred s

ite f

or

a n

ew

faci

lity

Pro

ceed w

ith p

lan f

or

a n

ew

Just

ice C

ente

rW

heth

er

to p

roce

ed w

ith p

lans

for

a n

ew

Ju

stic

e C

ente

r

ULI RECOMMENDATION

CIVIC CENTER ASSESSMENT

RECOMMENDATIONS

ULI

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ory

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ices

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ULI

Panel’s

Altern

ative

�In

corp

ora

te R

MN

Site

�Acq

uire a

dja

cent

site

to w

est

�Conso

lidate

crim

inal co

urt

s and s

hort

term

dete

ntion

faci

lity,

incl

udin

g juvenile

, in

to n

ew

build

ings

on

these

tw

o s

ites

per

the p

rogra

m�

Convert

Gene A

mole

Way f

rom

str

eet

to p

edest

rian p

laza

�Convert

City a

nd C

ounty

Build

ing t

o C

ivil

Court

s only

�Build

park

ing s

truct

ure

�Convert

PAD

F p

er

pro

pose

d p

rogra

m

�Im

ple

ment

Phase

I m

odific

ations

to S

mith R

oad J

ail

and c

onvert

to long t

erm

dete

ntion o

nly

Sco

pe o

f th

e P

roble

m

Paula

Konik

off

ULI

Advis

ory

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ices

Panel

Unders

tandin

g t

he P

roble

m

�Crim

inal Ju

stic

e S

yst

em

has

dete

riora

ted t

o a

ppalli

ng level

�N

ew

faci

litie

s to

pro

mote

public

safe

ty

�N

ew

faci

litie

s to

subst

antially

reduce

deta

inee t

ransp

ort

�Ju

stic

e C

ente

r to

enco

ura

ge e

conom

ic

gro

wth

ULI

Advis

ory

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ices

Panel

Pro

ject

Cham

pio

ns

�Leaders

hip

is

ess

ential

�Exce

ssiv

e r

elia

nce

on just

ice s

yst

em

em

plo

yees

is inappro

priate

�M

ayor

to a

ppoin

t a s

mall

task

forc

e o

f hig

h p

rofile

, co

mm

unity c

ham

pio

ns

ULI

Advis

ory

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ices

Panel

Honoring C

om

mitm

ents

�The g

overn

ment

must

honor

its

com

mitm

ent

to t

he c

om

munity

�The g

overn

ment

must

cle

arly d

efine

and f

ully

im

ple

ment

the p

roje

ct

�The c

om

munity m

ust

support

the

deci

sion o

nce

its

made

ULI

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ory

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ices

Panel

Pla

nnin

g

and

Desi

gn

Don H

ard

enberg

h

Todd P

hill

ips

ULI

Advis

ory

Serv

ices

Panel

Need f

or

“sig

nific

ant

impro

vem

ent

of

jail

and c

ourt

s”

�Tw

o e

lem

ents

of

a c

om

ple

x s

yst

em

�At

pre

sent,

a d

ysf

unct

ional sy

stem

�H

ow

to c

reate

a f

unct

ional sy

stem

�O

ne t

hat

meets

the n

eeds

of

the just

ice

syst

em

�O

ne t

hat

engenders

/sust

ain

s public

tr

ust

and c

onfidence

in t

he s

yst

em

ULI

Advis

ory

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ices

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Physi

cal Conte

xt

�Beaux A

rts

civic

core

�The C

apitol: t

he “

Hig

h G

round”

�D

ow

nto

wn C

ore

to t

he N

ort

h

�Cultura

l and G

old

en T

riangle

to S

outh

and

East

ULI

Advis

ory

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ices

Panel

Tem

pora

l C

onte

xt

Past

, Pre

sent,

Futu

re

�Vis

ions

from

the p

ast

�The “

Here

and N

ow

”

�The inte

rest

s and n

eeds

of

tom

orr

ow

�Legacy

Pro

ject

ULI

Advis

ory

Serv

ices

Panel

What’s

at

Sta

ke:

The P

ublic

Tru

st

and T

he F

utu

re o

f D

enver

Create a Place

……

..

�W

here

people

want

to liv

e a

nd w

ork

�W

here

people

take p

ride in t

heir e

nvironm

ent

�W

here

the d

angers

of

an a

d h

oc,

fra

gm

ente

d

and d

ivis

ive q

uic

k f

ix a

re a

void

ed

�W

here

the o

pport

unity t

o im

ple

ment

solu

tions

that

benefit

every

one c

an b

e r

ealiz

ed

ULI

Advis

ory

Serv

ices

Panel

The O

pport

unity-D

evelo

p a

Solu

tion

�That

pro

vid

es

state

-of-

the-a

rt f

aci

litie

s fo

r dete

ntion a

nd c

ourt

opera

tions

�That

contr

ibute

s to

the o

vera

ll co

mm

unity inte

rest

�That

fost

ers

develo

pm

ent

in t

he

com

munity

ULI

Advis

ory

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ices

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His

tory

and P

rior

Stu

die

s

�City B

eautifu

l Pla

n,

1904

�G

reenin

g P

lan,

1924

�CBD

/B-5

Desi

gn G

uid

elin

es,

1995

�Centr

al D

enver

Tra

nsp

ort

ation S

tudy,

1998

�G

old

en T

riangle

Neig

hborh

ood P

lan,

1998

�Silv

er

Triangle

Urb

an D

esi

gn S

tudy,

1999

�D

enver

Com

p P

lan,

2000

�B-8

-G D

esi

gn G

uid

elin

es,

2002

�Blu

eprint

Denver,

2002

�G

am

e P

lan,

2003

ULI

Advis

ory

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ices

Panel

Hallm

ark

s of

Just

ice F

aci

lity

Desi

gn

�Appro

priate

Im

age o

f Ju

stic

e

�U

niq

ue C

hara

cterist

ics

�Adequacy

of

the S

ite

�Adja

cency

/ R

ela

tion w

ith A

llied A

genci

es

�Public

Acc

ess

ibili

ty

�Conte

xtu

al Com

patibili

ty

�Abili

ty t

o A

ccom

modate

Gro

wth

and E

xpansi

on

�Safe

ty a

nd S

ecu

rity

ULI

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ory

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ices

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Typic

al C

ourt

Cro

ss S

ect

ion

ULI

Advis

ory

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ices

Panel

Hallm

ark

s of

Just

ice F

aci

lity

Desi

gn

�Appro

priate

Im

age o

f Ju

stic

e

�U

niq

ue C

hara

cterist

ics

�Adequacy

of

the S

ite

�Adja

cency

/ R

ela

tion w

ith A

llied A

genci

es

�Public

Acc

ess

ibili

ty

�Conte

xtu

al Com

patibili

ty

�Abili

ty t

o A

ccom

modate

Gro

wth

and E

xpansi

on

�Safe

ty a

nd S

ecu

rity

ULI

Advis

ory

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ices

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Pro

pose

d J

ust

ice C

ente

r Pla

n

�Civ

ic C

ente

r Loca

tion

�Com

bin

ed C

ourt

s and D

ete

ntion in

Sin

gle

Build

ing

�1,5

00 b

eds

�30 +

Crim

inal Court

room

s

�Fre

e S

tandin

g J

uvenile

Court

house

�Park

ing F

aci

lity

ULI

Advis

ory

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ices

Panel

Pro

pose

d A

ltern

ative 1

Pla

n

ULI

Advis

ory

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ices

Panel

ULI

Panel R

eco

mm

endation

Modifie

d A

ltern

ative #

1

�Civ

ic C

ente

r Loca

tion

�Separate

Court

s and D

ete

ntion

�1,5

00 b

eds

�30 +

Crim

inal Court

room

s

�12 J

uvenile

Court

room

s

�Underground

Priso

ner

Circu

lation

�Conso

lidate

Civ

il and D

om

est

ic C

ourt

s

�Park

ing F

aci

lity

�Sm

ith R

oad J

ail

Impro

vem

ents

�R

enovation o

f PAD

F

ULI

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ory

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ices

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ULI

Panel’s

Pro

pose

d P

lan

ULI

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ory

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ices

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App

licat

ion

of H

allm

arks

of J

ustic

e D

esig

n

�O

ptim

al fu

nctio

nalit

y�

Acc

omm

odat

es G

row

th a

nd E

xpan

sion

�

Pro

vide

s A

cces

sibi

lity

�P

rovi

des

Sec

urity

and

Saf

ety

�P

rope

r S

iting

with

in th

e U

rban

Con

text

�M

aint

ains

ass

ocia

tion

with

alli

ed a

genc

ies

/ offi

ces

�A

ppro

pria

te S

cale

and

Mas

sing

�C

ompa

tible

with

His

toric

Vis

ions

ULI

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ory

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ices

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Bes

t Pra

ctic

es

�M

aint

ain

Den

ver’s

exc

elle

nce

in c

ivic

de

sign

�Li

brar

y �

City

Cou

nty

Bui

ldin

g�

Con

vent

ion

Cen

ter

�A

rt M

useu

m

�C

onsi

der

natio

nal e

xam

ples

of

exce

llenc

e in

Jus

tice

Cen

ters

ULI

Advis

ory

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ices

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St.

Louis

County

Just

ice C

ente

r

ULI

Advis

ory

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ices

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Milw

aukee C

ounty

Jail

and

Crim

inal Ju

stic

e F

aci

lity

Neig

hborh

ood I

mpact

and

Mark

et

Pote

ntial

Dia

na G

onza

lez

ULI

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ory

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ices

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Eco

nom

ic C

onse

quence

s of

Doin

g N

oth

ing

�R

ein

forc

es

negative p

erc

eption o

f th

e

are

a

�In

hib

its

private

invest

ment

�Burd

ens

the t

axpayer

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Impact

of

Faile

d S

yst

em

�In

adequate

public

safe

ty

�Q

ualit

y o

f lif

e is

a f

act

or

for

eco

nom

ic

develo

pm

ent

�Low

crim

e r

ate

att

ract

s in

vest

ment

ULI

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ory

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ices

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Pote

ntial fo

r posi

tive im

pact

on t

he c

om

munity

�Enable

oth

er

infr

ast

ruct

ure

im

pro

vem

ents

�Enhanci

ng o

pen s

pace

�Stim

ula

ting u

rban d

esi

gn

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ory

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ices

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Conce

ptu

al Com

pila

tion o

f Cost

s

Ord

er

of

Magnitude b

ase

d o

n P

revio

us

Est

imate

s:

$335,4

00,0

00

�Ju

stic

e F

aci

lity

$261,4

00,0

00

�Additio

nal Site

10,0

00,0

00

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ith R

oad-P

hase

I57,5

00,0

00

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etr

ofit

of

City C

ounty

Bld

g

500,0

00

�R

ehab.

of

PAD

F

6,0

00,0

00

�These

fig

ure

s sh

ould

be u

sed a

s a g

enera

l guid

e a

nd n

ot

as

a c

ost

est

imate

.

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ory

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ices

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Benefits

of

Panel’s

Reco

mm

endation

�Addre

ss C

rim

inal Ju

stic

e s

yst

em

needs

in a

co

mpre

hensi

ve,

eff

icie

nt

manner

and a

llow

s fo

r fu

ture

gro

wth

�M

ore

beds;

more

court

s; law

enfo

rcem

ent

impro

vem

ents

at

com

para

ble

price

to p

rior

bond iss

ue

�R

etu

rn C

ivil

Div

isio

n t

o C

ity C

ounty

Build

ing—

elim

inate

le

ase

d s

pace

�Fre

e u

p s

pace

in t

he C

ity C

ounty

Build

ing f

or

oth

er

govern

menta

l use

�Addre

sses

neig

hborh

ood n

eeds

�M

ove e

conom

ic d

evelo

pm

ent

goals

forw

ard

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ory

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ices

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Ste

ps

to I

mple

menta

tion

�Engagin

g a

nd e

duca

ting p

olit

ical le

aders

hip

, busi

ness

and t

he c

om

munity

�Leaders

hip

must

be c

om

mitte

d

�M

ake t

he c

ase

�Eff

ect

ively

com

munic

ate

the c

ase

�Tra

nsp

are

ncy

and incl

usi

veness

of

pro

cess

�Civ

ic leaders

need t

o s

ell

the m

ess

age w

ith

pro

fess

ional ass

ista

nce

�Cam

paig

n s

tart

s now

ULI

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ory

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ices

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Tim

elin

e f

or

Imple

menta

tion

Dev

. Im

p.

Str

ateg

y

Rev

ise

JC

Co

nce

pt

Pla

n

Exp

. P &

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Pro

cess

Co

st E

st f

or

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. Str

ateg

y

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nd

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.

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pai

gn

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ctio

n

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05

ULI

Advis

ory

Serv

ices

Panel

Concl

usi

ons

�Pro

vid

e s

ignific

ant

crim

inal ju

stic

e

impro

vem

ents

dow

nto

wn

�Im

ple

ment

long-t

erm

dete

ntion

impro

vem

ents

to S

mith R

oad f

aci

lity

�M

ayor

to e

stablis

h leaders

hip

task

forc

e

�M

ake c

om

mitm

ents

and h

onor

them

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